Month: February 2012

  • The In-Laws Appear to be Cowed by Gary and The Delicacy of His Feelings

    Yesterday, during my father-in-law’s birthday party, Wilma called me in to the kitchen. She wanted to tell me the fresh cantaloupe Gary had picked up for them the last two weeks was spoiled. These are the prepared cantaloupe cubes, in the plastic container, specifically marketed to Gary, or anyone who wouldn’t spend two seconds getting…

  • The Year in Paella

    Almost exactly one year ago I was eating this paella: Today, I ate this paella: The paella above? The TeddyJ cafe is selling Paella for five bucks or something. It tasted okay. On the plus side, it didn’t cost over ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS like last years. (Still not over that.) Almost exactly one year ago…

  • Why I Don’t Trust Callista Gingrich

    Because she looks like a Secret Agent for International Rescue, that’s why — specifically Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward. I’m sure that’s why I’ve been making Thunderbirds references lately. (Yes, I have also read that she looks like the woman in Mars Attacks, but I wasted that comparison on Mrs McCain four years ago.) If only the…